Monthly Archives: May 1985

Fort Bragg Army soldier Timothy Hennis raped and murdered Air Force spouse Kathryn Eastburn in 1985 while her husband was away at training. Afterwards he killed the witnesses, two of the three children, leaving only the youngest alive. -20/20 on ID ‘Witness’

In 1985, a young military officer’s wife and two of her three little girls were viciously murdered in their home. Kathryn Eastburn was also raped. The crime occurred six miles from the location of where Jeffrey MacDonald was accused of killing his wife and two children on the base at Fort Bragg. US Army sergeant Timothy Hennis became a suspect from the beginning. In a background check, they found that he had 3 convictions for writing bad checks. Eventually he was tried and found guilty of the murders of Katie, Cara, and Erin Eastburn and sentenced to death by the civilian authorities in North Carolina. But he appealed and was found not guilty. After his acquittal, he joined the US Army again for two more tours, worked his way up to E-8, and retired as a MSgt from Fort Lewis, Washington. DNA evidence eventually linked Hennis to the crime of Air Force officer Gary Eastburn’s wife in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Civilian prosecutors could not charge Hennis due to double jeopardy; but the US military could. As a result, he was ordered back into service due to his retirement status. Hennis tried to claim consensual sex which contradicted original testimony. Seventeen years later, the military found him guilty of three counts of murder and he was sentenced to death. Hennis sits on death row at Leavenworth with three other service members: Ronald Gray, Hasan Akbar, and Nidal Hasan.

In 1985, a young military wife and two of her three little girls are viciously murdered in their home. In a twisted case filled with unusual suspects, the man who gets convicted goes free. But nothing is what it seems. -Discovery ID

Kathryn Eastburn, a US Air Force officer’s wife, was brutally raped and murdered by Sergeant Timothy Hennis, US Army, on May 10, 1985 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Hennis also murdered two of the three children who were home alone with their mom while their dad was on TDY.

In 1985, a young military officer’s wife and two of her three little girls are viciously murdered in their home. In a twisted case filled with unusual suspects, the man who gets convicted goes free. But nothing is what it seems. The crime occurred six miles from the location of where Jeffrey MacDonald was accused of killing his wife and two children on the base at Fort Bragg. Timothy Hennis, a US Army sergeant became a suspect from the beginning. In a background check, they found that he had 3 convictions for writing bad checks. Eventually he was tried and found guilty of the murders of Katie, Cara, and Erin Eastburn and sentenced to death in North Carolina. But he appealed and was found not guilty. After his acquittal, he joined the US Army again for two more tours, worked his way up to E-8, and retired as a MSgt outside Fort Lewis, Washington. DNA evidence eventually linked Hennis to the crime of Air Force officer, Gary Eastburn’s wife near Fort Bragg. Civilian prosecutors could not charge Hennis due to double jeopardy; but the US military could. As a result, he was ordered back into service due to his retirement status. He tries to claim consensual sex which contradicted original testimony. Seventeen years later, the military finds him guilty of three counts of murder and he is sentenced to death at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

In 1985, a young military wife and two of her three little girls are viciously murdered in their home. In a twisted case filled with unusual suspects, the man who gets convicted goes free. But nothing is what it seems. -Discovery ID